Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-06
ELECTION RETURNS.


The municipal election In Chicago yesterday re-
suited in the election OF John A. Roche the re
publican candidate for mayor by nearly $4,000
majority over Robert L Nelson, the labor candi-
aate. Returns from all but three precincts place
Roches majority at 2s 166 The contest was be-
tween the republican and labor candidates there
being no democratic ticket in the field The DEM
ocrats generally gave hearty support to the re-
publican ticket
A press dispatch from Chicago says: The united
iaoor party polled just one-half the number OF
votes Its leaders had predicted three nights ago,
before Robert Nelson, their candidate for mayor,
distinctly declared for the red fiag He said In
pubic III Sunday-School children could march In
procession with their chosen banners and no
American flag, he saw no reason why working
men, II equally orderly, could not do the same,
even II the color OF their banner was red.
Since then the campaign has been fought solely
on that issue and the result is surprise TO every
one, socialists and anti-socfaiists alike One
united labor alderman is the only successful
candidate Of that party. Their general ticket is
buried under a majority OF $4,000 votes. The
party polled In round numbers about 20, 600 votes
Their successful candidate is Conner for alderman
In the nth ward. HIS majority Is less than 400
ticket Cropping DEAD at the
approach TO tragic incident. Not single serious
row occurred during the day. One or the charac-
Sfteenth ward OF Herman Goenmeyer a German
socialist, for too 0btrustvely circulating anti
Roche circulars. The arrest nearly led TO riot,
sist. In many OF the wards ladies were present
distributing prohibition tickets. The candidates
OF that party drew about their usual vote. The
democrats elected one alderman, Jas. T. Appeton,
In the second ward. At midnight the returns
show that the total vote for mayor Is: Roche, re-
publican, 81, 09S; Nelson, united labor, % S4S-
ROches majority 2S, PAL In a row late last night,
growing out OF too enthusiastic celebration or
the republican victory, young man named Grove
was fatally shot by bartender.
WOMEN NOT ALLOWED 10 VOTE IN WISCONSIN.
In Wisconsin Harlow s. Ordon, democrat was
elected to be associate judge without opposition.
The democrats and republicans fused TO elect d. H.
johnson ldem-) and Geo. II. NOyes (rep) Judge OF
the Circuit Court and Judge OF the Superior Court
respectively, and II is estimated that their major.
ties over the labor candidates will amount 10 600
In the city OF Milwaukee This Is based upon the
returns nom twenty-five city precincts. Many
women in the cities OF the state demanded the
privilege or voting, but were refused and declared
that they would make test case before the Su-
preIne Court.
THE FIGURES FROM MICHIGAN
last night place the republican plurality on State
ticket at about 5000, while on the prohibition
amendment the opposition majority will be about
$500.
THE OHIO ELECTIONS
The entire democratic ticket, with the exception
OF the market master, was elected at Dayton. At
Tifiin the democrats elected mayor, solicitor and
four out OF five cOunc1lmen. The issue was on the
closing OF bars on sunday, and the liquor men won.
The republicans elected all their candidates on the
city ticket at Toledo except police judge and
water-works trustee. The board OF aldermen is a
tie and the council board has two republican ma
jority.
CIkCREATI LABOR MEN WILL CONTEST SMITHS
ELECTION.
Last night the executive committee OF
the Cincinnati labor party met and re-
solved to await the Official count OF the
vote for mayor. II that does not elect
Stevenson they will contest, and say they believe
from Investigation that they can overcome Smiths
plurality by recount In the seventeenth ward
They will form big political organization like
the Lincoln republican, Club in Cincinnati, to be
known as the Central Labor League, and all ward
clubs viii preserve their organization for the fall
campaign. IL was stated last night that the en-
tire cost OF their campaign was less than $500.
WOMEN VOTERS In KANSAS
At EmpOrfa, Kansas, there was much excite
ment in the contest between thNWomans Chris
tian Temperance Union candidate for mayor Dr.
j. J. Wright, and N. E. Weaver, the candidate OF
the citizens. Out OF the SIC women who registered
only 1e9 voted and or these over one-fourth voted
against the candidate Of the Wodnan's Christian
large majority.
OTHER ELECTIONS.
At Denver, Colorado, there were flve tickets In
the metropolitan. democratic, independent
democratic, labor, and prohibition. very large
vote was polled, especially by the labor party.
The Indications are that the republicans have
elected Lee mayor by from 900 to 1500 plurality.
The labor vote was light at st. Louis. The dem
ocrats have majority OF both houses OF the mu-
nicapal assembly,
The local-optson election, at staunton. Va, re-
suited in majority Of ninety for license. in
q total vote OF !, 162.